keriah

English

Alternative forms

kriah

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew קְרִיעָה‎ (kri'a).

Noun

keriah (uncountable)

(Judaism) The ritual tearing of one’s clothes while in mourning, now typically the wearing of a torn black tie or ribbon.
- 1976, Isaac Klein, A Time To Be Born, A Time To Die, page 29:
  In Keriah for one’s father or mother, the garment is rent on the left side, where the heart is.
- 1980, Abraham P. Bloch, The Biblical and Historical Background of Jewish Customs and Ceremonies, →ISBN, page 52:
  The ritual of keriah sublimates the self-destruction impulse by taking the sense of guilt into account and giving vent to it, but the act of cutting is limited to a garment worn close to the flesh.
- 2017, Victoria Williams, “Jewish Death Customs, Judaism”, in Celebrating Life Customs around the World: From Baby Showers to Funerals, volume 3, →ISBN, page 131:
  Just before the funeral all the mourners repeat the act of keriah and recite a blessing to God that reminds the mourners that even at a time of grief they should praise God who created death as part of life.

单词	keriah
释义	keriah English Alternative forms kriah Etymology Borrowed from Hebrew קְרִיעָה‎ (kri'a). Noun keriah (uncountable) (Judaism) The ritual tearing of one’s clothes while in mourning, now typically the wearing of a torn black tie or ribbon. 1976, Isaac Klein, A Time To Be Born, A Time To Die, page 29: In Keriah for one’s father or mother, the garment is rent on the left side, where the heart is. 1980, Abraham P. Bloch, The Biblical and Historical Background of Jewish Customs and Ceremonies, →ISBN, page 52: The ritual of keriah sublimates the self-destruction impulse by taking the sense of guilt into account and giving vent to it, but the act of cutting is limited to a garment worn close to the flesh. 2017, Victoria Williams, “Jewish Death Customs, Judaism”, in Celebrating Life Customs around the World: From Baby Showers to Funerals, volume 3, →ISBN, page 131: Just before the funeral all the mourners repeat the act of keriah and recite a blessing to God that reminds the mourners that even at a time of grief they should praise God who created death as part of life. See also rend one's garments
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keriah

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